diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
index a46dcce9103f..3ca2d12a96af 100755
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ macro(add_llvm_executable name)
     target_link_libraries(${name} ${llvm_libs})
   else( MSVC )
     add_dependencies(${name} llvm-config.target)
-    set_target_properties(${name}
-      PROPERTIES
-      LINK_FLAGS "-L ${CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
     if( MINGW )
       target_link_libraries(${name} DbgHelp psapi)
     elseif( CMAKE_HOST_UNIX )